There is a striking view along the U.S. East Coast.
The 52 Starlink spacecraft were launched by a Falcon 9 rocket. It could be seen at least as far north as Long Island due to the clear conditions.
The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket fell back to Earth after landing on the "droneship" A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was located in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Starlink megaconstellation is currently signed up customers in remote places. More than 3,400 Starlinks have been sent into space by the company.
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The photos survived despite the NASA camera melting during the launch.
The 52 Starlinks were deployed as planned by the upper stage of the falcon 9 Saturday's launch was the company's 43rd mission of the year, making it the company's most successful ever. Its previous high was 31
The company plans to bring up Starlink Version 2 satellites that will be more capable than the current sets. T-Mobile customers will be able to use the V2 satellites via a project called Coverage Above and Beyond.
If the company's plans come to fruition, the V2 satellites will go into space on the giant, next- generation Starship vehicle that will be tasked with deep space, moon and Mars missions. Musk said that the first orbital test flight is likely to happen in November.
Professional and amateur photographers shared their images on social media after the Saturday sunset launch.
INCREDIBLE imagines of the @spacex launch from a C-17 cockpit over the Atlantic Ocean. Thank you for the pictures @mavliocca pic.twitter.com/fSO8zHTlKHSeptember 25, 2022
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A @SpaceX #falcon9 #Starlink launch tonight seen from…NEW YORK!!! WOWWWWWW!!! pic.twitter.com/ykTfLtG2bjSeptember 24, 2022
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Watched the Starlink launchTo cap-off an all-day drive.Totally worth it.Fourteen-hour drive,Just to drive home tomorrow.At least something launched!#haiku #doublehaiku #haikutoyoutoo #rocketlaunchhaiku #rocketlaunch #spacex #starlink pic.twitter.com/OofK7VQZ0LSeptember 25, 2022
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This is what a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Florida looks like in New Hampshire pic.twitter.com/0JIcjjN3hHSeptember 24, 2022
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One more shot from last night's #Falcon9 #Starlink launch. It’s the 2nd stage firing after separation; and some glinting off the 1st stage before it returns and lands on #ASOG off the #NC coast. @SpaceX #sobx #spacex #northcarolina @TimBuckleyWX @considercosmos pic.twitter.com/U6yOirTy9uSeptember 25, 2022
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SpaceX Starlink launch spotted from Long Island New York! @CBSNewYork @NBCNewYork @News12LI @LeeGoldbergABC7 pic.twitter.com/fdF3Gjg8npSeptember 24, 2022
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Spectacular post-sunset blastoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and 52 Starlink satellites this evening pic.twitter.com/FU0uk6BR4JSeptember 25, 2022
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Falcon 9 launches 52 Starlink satellites to orbit pic.twitter.com/A4eGu4lmz0September 25, 2022
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